Biology:Cheirothrix
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Short description: Extinct genus of ray-finned fishes
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | †Cheirothricidae |
| Genus: | †Cheirothrix Pictet & Humbert, 1866 |
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Cheirothrix (meaning "hand hair") is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish.
One of the species in this genus is Cheirothrix lewisii, known from the Late Cretaceous of Lebanon.[2]
References
- ↑ Dietze, K. (2009). "Morphology and phylogenetic relationships of certain neoteleostean fishes from the Upper Cretaceous of Sendenhorst, Germany". Cretaceous Research 30 (3): 559–574. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2008.11.001. Bibcode: 2009CrRes..30..559D.
- ↑ Martha Richter (2010). "Cheirothrix lewisii". National History Museum. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/species-of-the-day/evolution/cheirothrix-lewisii/. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
External links
- Cheirothrix - Gnathostomata - Alepisauriformes - The Paleobiology Database
Wikidata ☰ Q5089713 entry
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